MANHATTAN TRANSFER

Choo Choo Ch'boogie Lyrics

I'm headin' for the station with a pack on my back
I'm tired of transportation in the back of a hack
I love to hear the rhythm of the clickety-clack
And hear the lonesome whistle, see the smoke from the stack
And pal around with democratic fellas named Mac
So take me right back to the track, Jack

You reach your destination, but alas and alack
You need some compensation to get back on the black
You take a mornin' paper from the top of the stack
And read the situations from the front to the back
The only job that's open needs a man with a knack
So put it right back in the rack, Jack

Gonna settle down by the railroad track
And live the life of Riley in a beaten-down shack
So when I hear the whistle I can peep through the crack
And watch train runnin' when it's ballin' the jack
Well I just love the rhythm of the clickety-clack
So take me right back to the track, Jack